(1) A person shall be entitled to take the license examination to practice in this state if the person:
(a) Submits to the department the appropriate signed or electronically authenticated application, digital fingerprint data, and fee. The digital fingerprints shall be forwarded to the Division of Criminal Justice Information Systems within the Department of Law Enforcement for purposes of processing the fingerprints to determine if the applicant has a criminal history record. The fingerprints shall also be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of processing the fingerprints to determine if the applicant has a criminal history record. The information obtained by the processing of the fingerprints by the Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall be sent to the department for the purpose of determining if the applicant is statutorily qualified for examination.
(b) Submits at the time of examination the certificate specified in subsection (2), the examination admissions authorization letter, and proof of identification.
(2) Each accredited college, university, community college, or registered real estate school shall notify the commission of the names of all persons who have satisfactorily completed the educational requirements provided for in s. 475.17(2), (3), and (4) in a manner prescribed by the commission. Furthermore, each such educational institution shall provide to each person satisfactorily completing the educational requirements provided for in s. 475.17(2), (3), and (4) a certificate as proof of such satisfactory completion.
History.—ss. 12, 42, ch. 79-239; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 14, 38, ch. 82-1; s. 58, ch. 83-329; ss. 9, 28, 30, ch. 88-20; s. 14, ch. 90-228; s. 14, ch. 90-341; s. 17, ch. 90-345; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 366, ch. 97-103; s. 141, ch. 99-251; s. 28, ch. 2003-164; s. 16, ch. 2009-195; s. 36, ch. 2010-106.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations
Chapter 475 - Real Estate Brokers, Sales Associates, Schools, and Appraisers
Part I - Real Estate Brokers, Sales Associates, and Schools (Ss. 475.001-475.5018)
475.02 - Florida Real Estate Commission.
475.021 - Division of Real Estate.
475.03 - Delegation of powers and duties; legal services.
475.04 - Duty of commission to educate members of profession.
475.045 - Florida Real Estate Commission Education and Research Foundation.
475.05 - Power of commission to enact bylaws and rules and decide questions of practice.
475.15 - Registration and licensing of general partners, members, officers, and directors of a firm.
475.161 - Licensing of broker associates and sales associates.
475.17 - Qualifications for practice.
475.180 - Nonresident licenses.
475.182 - Renewal of license; continuing education.
475.23 - License to expire on change of address.
475.255 - Determination of agency or transactional brokerage relationship.
475.2755 - Designated sales associate.
475.37 - Effect of reversal of order of court or commission.
475.41 - Contracts of unlicensed person for commissions invalid.
475.42 - Violations and penalties.
475.451 - Schools teaching real estate practice.
475.4511 - Advertising by real estate schools.
475.453 - Rental information; contract or receipt; refund; penalty.
475.455 - Exchange of disciplinary information.
475.482 - Real Estate Recovery Fund.
475.483 - Conditions for recovery; eligibility.
475.4835 - Commission powers upon notification of commencement of action.
475.484 - Payment from the fund.
475.485 - Investment of the fund.
475.5015 - Brokerage business records.
475.5016 - Authority to inspect and audit.